In-silico design and evaluation of an epitope-based serotype-independent promising vaccine candidate for highly cross-reactive regions of pneumococcal surface protein A

Abstract Background The pathogenicity of pneumococcus with high morbidity, mortality, and multi-drug resistance patterns has been increasing. The limited coverage of the licensed polysaccharide-based vaccines and the replacement of the non-vaccine serotypes are the main reasons for producing a succe...

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Main Authors: Elnaz Afshari, Reza Ahangari Cohan, Fattah Sotoodehnejadnematalahi, Seyed Fazlollah Mousavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-022-03864-z